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FOODS: Food shOppers' sOcial meDia Study

Sponsor
Loughborough University (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT04657627
Collaborator
Dr Oonagh Markey (Other), Alexandra Todd (Other)
103
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
8.9
Actual Duration (Months)
11.6
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This study aims to assess the effects of a new approach to food labelling called physical activity calorie equivalent (PACE) labelling. PACE food labelling provides the public with information about how many minutes (or miles/kilometres) of physical activity (e.g. walking or running) are equivalent to the calories contained in foods.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: PACE plus calorie labelling information
  • Behavioral: Calorie-only labelling information
 N/A

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
103 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Intervention Model Description:
Participants will be randomised to one of two groups for 13 weeks: (i) PACE plus calorie information intervention group or (ii) calorie-only information comparator group.Participants will be randomised to one of two groups for 13 weeks: (i) PACE plus calorie information intervention group or (ii) calorie-only information comparator group.
Masking:
Single (Participant)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
FOODS: Food shOppers' sOcial meDia Study
Actual Study Start Date :
Jan 6, 2021
Actual Primary Completion Date :
Sep 30, 2021
Actual Study Completion Date :
Oct 4, 2021

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: PACE plus calorie information intervention group

PACE plus calorie information intervention group will receive PACE plus calorie information of discretionary foods via social media posts.

Behavioral: PACE plus calorie labelling information
The intervention group will be exposed to PACE plus calorie labelling information via Instagram and Twitter social media posts every day for 13 weeks.
Active Comparator: Calorie-only information comparator group

Calorie-only information comparator group will receive calorie-only information of discretionary foods via social media posts.

Behavioral: Calorie-only labelling information
The comparator group will be exposed to calorie-only labelling information via Instagram and Twitter social media posts every day for 13 weeks.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Change in eating behaviour of discretionary foods at 13 weeks [Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)]

    Eating behaviour of discretionary foods will be assessed by a modified version of Online Food Frequency Questionnaire (eNutri FFQ), designed to measure habitual food intake. Participants will record frequencies of discretionary food and drink items eaten during the last month (e.g. "1/week" or "1/day").

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Cognitive restraint of eating [Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)]

    A modified version (R18) of the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) will be used to measure cognitive restraint.

  2. Physical activity [Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)]

    Self-reported physical activity behaviour will be assessed using the 7-day International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ)

  3. Body weight [Pre-baseline (one time point prior to randomisation), mid-intervention (week 7) and post-intervention (one time point after week 13)]

    Weight will be self-reported via participants own weighing scales. Participants will electronically send via email photograph evidence of readings of their fasted morning weight from weighing scales, following standardised instructions.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years and Older
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Yes
Inclusion Criteria:

  • ≥ 18 years old.

  • BMI of ≥ 18.5 kg/m2.

  • ≤ 3kg weight loss in previous 6 months.

  • Access and ability to use personal Twitter and/or Instagram account via own smartphone, computer or tablet device.

  • Access to the internet.

  • Access to a set of weighing scales.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable to read and understand English.

  • Experienced in the last 12 months or currently undergoing any of the following conditions or illnesses: coronary heart disease (CHD), hypertension, heart failure, stroke/transient ischaemic attack, atrial fibrillation, type 2 diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), painful condition, dementia and cancer.

  • Had bariatric surgery.

  • Pregnant, lactating or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months.

  • Parallel participation in another weight, dietary or physical activity intervention study.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Loughborough University Loughborough Leicestershire United Kingdom LE11 3TU

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Loughborough University
  • Dr Oonagh Markey
  • Alexandra Todd

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Amanda Daley, Loughborough University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Amanda Daley, Professor Amanda Daley, Loughborough University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT04657627
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 1544
First Posted:
Dec 8, 2020
Last Update Posted:
Oct 8, 2021
Last Verified:
Oct 1, 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Keywords provided by Amanda Daley, Professor Amanda Daley, Loughborough University
Nutrition labelling
Physical activity
Social media
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Body Weight

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Oct 8, 2021